Tested out my new homemade air horns when I rode into town. They work pretty good. Gave a demonstration inside the Army Surplus store!

This air horn, made from a pill bottle, is even better yet, and very loud! If you have the hole for the straw really tight, then you can adjust the depth of the straw, every so slightly, and change the tone of the sound:

Another pill-bottle air horn, even better!

Here is one of my pill-bottle air horns I made last night. Works very nicely, and is very loud!

Riding Into Town ....

Benny and I rode into town. Had two doctor appointments. Then we went to the flower garden across from the McHenry Mansion to rest a bit. On our way home, we got separated. I was chatting with an old friend. I thought I could find a short cut to catch up with Benny, but got stuck at the railroad tracks. Rather than turn around and go back, I decided to cross the tracks and see if I could find a short cut.

While riding along side the tracks, I noticed several railroad spikes. I wanted to pick them up, but decided I'd come back another day. As I continued riding, I noticed more spikes, then more and more .... They were all over the place! So, I parked my bicycle, walked up and down the tracks for about a mile, and collected around 40 railroad spikes and some broken pieces of track, and I think what looks like a brake pad from a train!

Ride Across Town With Benny

Benny and I headed out around 9:10 this morning. We stopped and took some pictures along the way. Stopped by our old house. Cody's dog was still there, and the little dog. Jesse's dog that is handicapped was there too. It is a killer dog, so we couldn't go inside. Looks like my vegetable garden was all dead, except for some green onions. The weeds have completely taken over the garden that I had planted before we moved out.

Benny noticed an old car on 9th Street, at the restaurant where John took him. We stopped and got some pictures of the blue 1932 Ford. I went inside and met the owner of the car. Asked him a few questions.

Made it to the cardiologist a few minutes early. Didn't take too long. The doctor said that Benny's heart is good. They didn't find any problems. On our way back home, we stopped and took lots of pictures.

Benny tried to climb a couple of trees. We admired the flowers and Japanese maples along the way. We rode around downtown Modesto. Took pictures of the murals on the outside of the Brandon Theatre. Got some pictures of the Double Tree, the huge clock, fountain, and more.

Benny found some old raildroad spikes and broken pieces of a train. Benny took a bunch of pictures of things he was interested in. We took pictures of more interesting cars, including a small auto repair shop with a bunch of Jaguars. The guy only works on Jaguars.

Stopped at the Lion Bridge and took some pictures. Took some pictures of Benny sitting on one of the lions. Benny took pictures of me standing on the lion.

I figure we must have rode about 22-23 miles today. I can sure feel the ride! I'm tired, but we survived the long ride. I got sunburned pretty good.

Riding in the Rain ...

Tried out my new rain gear while riding home from work. It's nice to ride in the heavy rain, and stay dry!